A modest record — below the level that usually signals systemic problems. More recorded distress than 81% of 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide. The citywide median for 1-5-unit residential buildings is 0 penalty
points per 10 units; this building carries 6.7. In ZIP 11423, 87% of residential buildings hold an A and
3% grade D or F.
How grades work
this building
A
C
Among 699,345 1-5-unit residential buildings citywide · left is less recorded distress, right is more
Open with the city right now
Open HPD violations
1 total — 0 class C (immediately hazardous), 1 class B, 0 class A. Oldest open since 2017-07-22.
status snapshot refreshed weekly from HPD records
Patterns
No heat or hot-water complaints in the last three years.
No bedbug-infested units reported in the last three years of filings.
What 311 hears from this address
14 service requests in the last three years. Most common: Sewer (4) · Derelict Vehicles (2) · Illegal Parking (2) · Damaged Tree (2) · Dirty Condition (1) · Noise (1).
Filed construction activity
No permitted work with a declared cost filed in the last decade. Permit
costs cover filed construction work only — they do not capture routine maintenance or repairs done
without a permit.
Rent-stabilization signals
Yes
Built before 1974 (1920)
No
Six or more residential units (2)
No
421-a / J-51 tax benefit on the current tax roll
1 of 3 signals present. Only a partial profile — stabilization is possible but less likely. The definitive answer for any unit:
request its rent history from NYS Homes & Community Renewal (free, at hcr.ny.gov).
Registered with HPD — the names behind the building
Registered owner(s)
189 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP
Head officer
AKIVA EMERGI
Managing agent
SUPERIOR HOMES
Last registered
2025-09-02
as filed by the owner in the building's HPD registration
What the city thinks it's worth
Tax year
City market value
Assessed value
2025
$886,000
$53,160
2026
$1,062,000
$63,720
2027
$1,278,000
$76,680
The city's market estimate has risen
44% between tax years 2025 and 2027.
Flood exposure
Not in the FEMA 1%-annual-chance floodplain (2015 preliminary maps).
Not in a hurricane evacuation zone.
Not in the city's stormwater (cloudburst) flood maps under any modeled scenario.
7 street-flooding or sewer-backup complaints at this address since
2016 (4 in the last three years).
Sources: FEMA flood maps (coastal), NYC DEP Stormwater Flood Maps
(cloudburst), NYC hurricane evacuation zones, and 311 records for this address.
Getting around
Subway
Jamaica-179 St — F · 0.6 mi straight-line (about a 17-minute walk) · station accessibility: full
Bus
Nearest boarding stop: Jamaica Av / 188 St — Q110 · 350 ft
Distances are straight-line, not walking routes. Transit locations from the MTA and
Citi Bike, bike facilities from NYC DOT, school zones from the DOE's 2024–25 maps.
14 311 service requests from this address in the last three years.
311 will ask for the address, the apartment if the problem is inside, and what's wrong.
Contact details are optional for most complaints; food-poisoning reports can be anonymous. Complaints
appear in the city's public 311 data, usually within a day or two, and then in the Live from 311 box
on this page.
311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2026-06-08
311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2026-05-07
HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
The full timeline
2026
2026-07-16Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2026-06-11311: Damaged Tree — Branch or Limb Has Fallen Down
2026-06-08311: Damaged Tree — Entire Tree Has Fallen Down
2026-05-07HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025
2025-07-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2025-06-12HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2025-01-15311: Illegal Parking — Paper License Plates
2024
2024-11-13AALR — from SIGNATURE BANK; SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, A to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-11-13Mortgage assigned — from SIGNATURE BRIDGE BANK, N.A.; FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, A; SIGNATURE BANK to SIG RCRS A/B MF 2023 VENTURE LLC
2024-09-24Bedbug filing: 0 infested units
2024-08-26311: Street Light Condition — Street Light Out
2022-03-08HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2022-01-28311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2022-01-25311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2022-01-25311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2021
2021-12-27311: Illegal Dumping — Chronic Dumping
2021-11-16311: Illegal Dumping — Removal Request
2021-10-27311: Commercial Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Residence
2021-10-27311: Residential Disposal Complaint — Waste Left in Front of Other Residence
2021-09-29Agreement $888,335 — from 189 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK$888,335
2021-08-26311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2021-05-06311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2021-04-16HPD class A: (A) § HMC:FILE ANNUAL BEDBUG REPORT IN ACCORDANCE WITH HPD RULE AS DESCRIBED ON THE BACK OF THIS NOTICE OF VIOLATION OR AS DESCRIBED ON HPD
2020
2020-12-02311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-12-02Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-11-16311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-11-16Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2020-09-24311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-06-29311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-02-06311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2020-01-02311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019
2019-11-07311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-11-07311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2019-03-12Eviction executed
2018
2018-12-28311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-28Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-12-18311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-10-24311: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-10-24Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — APARTMENT ONLY
2018-05-14311: Water System — Leak (Use Comments) (WA2)
2018-04-25311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2018-02-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-02-25311: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-02-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-02-25Tenant complaint: HEAT/HOT WATER — ENTIRE BUILDING
2018-01-24DOB violation AEUHAZ1: FAILURE TO CERTIFY CORRECTION ON IMMEDIATELY HAZARDOUS (CLASS 1) ECB VIOLATION
2017
2017-12-08ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO COMPLY W/THE COMM'S ORDER CONTAINED IN SUMMONS/VIO#35263558L ISSUED ON 10/31/17 & TO FILE A C OF C PURSUANT TO 28-201.1$800
2017-11-01311: Graffiti — Graffiti
2017-10-31311: General Construction/Plumbing — Building Shaking/Vibrating/Structural Stability
2017-10-31FDNY inspection (RISK)
2017-10-31ECB CLASS - 1 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BUILDING IN CODE COMPLIANT MANNER. NOTED: WOOD STAIRCAS FROM 1ST TO 2ND FLOOR HAS TREADS LOOSE FROM STRINGER A$1,000
2017-10-09311: Street Sign - Damaged — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2017-10-06311: Street Sign - Missing — No Parking, Standing, Stopping
2017-08-29311: Blocked Driveway — No Access
2017-07-22HPD class B: § 27-2005 ADM CODE REPAIR THE BROKEN OR DEFECTIVE PLASTERED SURFACES AND PAINT IN A UNIFORM COLOR AT CEILING IN THE BATHROOM LOCATED AT APT
2011-07-12M&CON $1,050,000 — from 189 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK$1,050,000
2011-07-12AL&R $1,050,000 — from 189 JAMAICA AVENUE CORP. to SIGNATURE BANK$1,050,000
2011-02-09311: Sanitation Condition — 15 Street Cond/Dump-Out/Drop-Off
2009
2009-04-02ECB CLASS - 2 violation: FAILURE TO MAINTAIN BLDG INTERIOR DEFECT NOTED STAIRS LEADING TO 2ND FL LANDING MISSING HANDRAILS TREAD PRIOR TO 2ND FL LANDING LO$500
2008
2008-05-15Job filed: APPLICATION FILED TO SUPERCEDE APPLICATION # 402877725 FOR INTERIOR PARTITIONS AND PLUMBING FIXTURES FOR EXISTING EATING AND DRINKING ESTABLISHMENT.$40,000
2007
2007-09-05Permit AL — ISSUED
2007-03-24Tenant complaint: PLUMBING — WATER SUPPLY
2007-02-22Job filed: INSTALLATION OF SPRINKLER SYSTEM AND SPRINKLER WATER MAIN FILED IN CONJUNCTION WITH ALTERATION APPLICATION # 402506953. NO CHANGE TO USE, EGRESS OR O$12,500
2006
2006-12-07Job filed: HEREWITH FILED APPLICATION TO ADD ZONING LOT DECLARATION, ADD INGRESS/EGRESS EASEMENT AND OBTAIN NEW CERTIFICATE OF OCCUPANCY. FILED IN CONJUNCTION WI$100
2006-12-04Job filed: RESPECTFULLY REQUESTING TO AMEND JOB#402483317 WE'RE ADDING "FIRE SUPPRE SSION" TO THE WORK TYPES$3,000
2006-10-30Job filed: NEW FIRE ANSUL SYSTEM$15,000
2006-10-25Job filed: SI
2006-09-12Job filed: SI
2006-07-19Job filed: SI
2006-04-06Job filed: repair existing eating and drinking establishment for wall in kitchen and toilet, new plumbing fixture for kitchen and toilet$30,000
2006-02-09Job filed: change from 2 store to 1 eating and rink ing establishment, new plumbing removed wall, new interior partition wal l SEE SECTION # 16$55,000
2005
2005-09-25Tenant complaint: ELECTRIC — ELECTRIC-SUPPLY